Horrible Fire in Brooklyn (homes, live, floor)

[Merrily Gather]

So tragic. Sending my deepest condolences to the friends and family.

[Airborneguy]

Originally Posted by Henna

So it sounds like some stupid religious rule was the cause of this fire.

Ding ding ding.

[Pruzhany]

Originally Posted by Airborneguy

Ding ding ding.

No, the circumventing of a some stupid religious rule so to have warm/hot food on the Sabbath.

[Kefir King]

I guess using an automatic timer was too fancy for Deuteronomy.
Mommy spawned 8 kids, maybe she can still have a few more.

Darwin wins again...too bad the moron was the one who escaped the blaze.

So then 7 kids trapped in attic...was it a crime?

[Airborneguy]

Originally Posted by Kefir King

So then 7 kids trapped in attic...was it a crime?

There are no crimes in that community. Look what happened to Charles Hynes because he prosecuted their rampant child molestation.

[ShirlMastic Beach]

Originally Posted by Kefir King

I guess using an automatic timer was too fancy for Deuteronomy.
Mommy spawned 8 kids, maybe she can still have a few more.

Darwin wins again...too bad the moron was the one who escaped the blaze.

So then 7 kids trapped in attic...was it a crime?

Were criminal charges made in the Bronx blaze of 2007?

[SeventhFloor]

Originally Posted by Kefir King

I guess using an automatic timer was too fancy for Deuteronomy.

/thread

[Pruzhany]

Originally Posted by Kefir King

I guess using an automatic timer was too fancy for Deuteronomy.

It depends on what the interpretation is of the Rabbi. Some say Yes and some say No.

Yes says this:
https://www.dailyhalacha.com/Display...Date=5/29/2008

No says this:
Timers on Shabbat and Yom Tov - Torah Musings

[antinimby]

Will god punish you if you turn off the burner on the Sabbath?

Apparently he punished some people for not turning it off. Maybe that's his way of telling these rabbis to do away with this silly practice?

[BrightRabbit]

It's not about "stupid religious rules" which only involve a minority community.

It's about a faulty electrical appliance (fire dept said it "sparked")... and no smoke alarms. That could be anybody.